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866 COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT SURVEY . Airways, 5; Pakistan International Airlines, 10; Royal Nepal Airlines Corp, 1; Schreiner Airways, 2; Sudan Airways, 4; Swissair, Trans-Australia Airlines, 5 ; Union of Burma Airways, 2; Corporate and Government, 18. Total, 64. F.27 Series 300 Orders: Icelandair, 1; KLM, 2; LTU, 1; Government order, 9. Total, 13. F.27 Series 400 Orders: Aero Trasporti Italiani, 3; Air France, 2; Alia, 1; Ansett ANA, 2; Airlines of South Australia, 1; Ansett Mandated Airlines, 2; Condor Flugdienst, 2; Danish Aero Lease, 2; Garuda Indonesian Airways, 4; Gulf Aviation Company, 1; Iberia, 8; Indian Airlines Corp, 2; Luxair, 1; Pakistan International Airlines, 3; Sobelair, 1; Schreiner Airways, 1; Swissair, 2; Trans-Australia Airlines, 5; Union of Burma Airways, 2; Corporate and Government, 18. Total, 64. F.27 Series 500 Orders: Air Inter, 10; ALM Dutch Antillean Air- lines, 2; Sterling Airways, 1 ; Ministere des Postes et Telecom- munications, 12. Total, 23. Fairchild Hiller F-27J Includes more than two dozen engineer- ing improvements to the structure and systems further to improve reliability. Various installation and access points were modified to enhance ease of servicing. F-27 (Earlier marks) Orders: 131. F27J Orders: Allegheny, 10. Fairchild Hiller FH-227B To counter the growing appeal of such re-engined aircraft as the Convair 600 series, Fairchild Hiller in February 1965 announced the first stretched version of the Friend- ship. An initial order came from Mohawk for 18 of the extensively modified FH-227. The aircraft is 6ft longer than the basic F.27 and seats up to 56 passengers. The latest version of the stretched Friendship is the FH-227B and compared with the FH-227 it offers increased operating weights, bigger diameter propellers, a higher maximum operating speed and bigger wheels and brakes. Certifica- tion was granted in mid-1966. FH-227B Orders: Mohawk, 18; Northeast, 7; Ozark, 12; Pied- mont, 4. Total, 36. General Aircraft Corporation GAC-100 Although this company is new to the commercial aircraft manufacturing business, the people behind it are very experienced in the technical aspects of the aircraft to be built. There is also widespread interest in the specifi- cation proposed. GAC is headed by Mr Lynn Bollinger, who in 1966 revived the late Jack Frye's company of the same name. Mr Bollinger is also founder and president of Helio—the makers of remarkably STOL single-engined utility aircraft. The GAC-100 is a four-engined pressurised 32-seat transport designed, like the new DHC-7, to appeal to the commuter airlines serving the jumbo- jet generation of trunk-route aircraft of the 1970s. The GAC-100 is also mid-way in size between aircraft such as the Twin Otter and F.27, but has a superior fully factored STOL airfield per- formance, a higher cruising speed and normal airline standards of passenger comfort and baggage capacity. A technical novelty of the design is the high-lift system and associated lateral controls. Handley Page automatically opening slats extend over the entire leading edge, and behind them lie top-surface flow "intercepters" which are operated by the aileron circuit (whenever the slats are extended) and are therefore expected to give increasingly precise roll control the higher the lift of the wing. Double-slotted flaps extend almost over the entire trailing edge. In addition, there are full-span lift-spoiler air-brakes. The overall layout of the aircraft is very much like a scaled- down Viscount. Work has begun on the first prototype, which should fly during 1970, with deliveries in late 1971 and early 1972. The Australian Governmen Aircraft Factories in Melbourne are considering taking a share in the airframe construction, and several Australian operators have expressed an interest in the type. It is hoped to sell the GAC-100 for less than $1 million (£415,000). Handley Page Herald This twin-Dart feederliner continues in limited production. There has been a hiatus in sales during the last year or so while the production line has been moving from Cricklewood to Radlett, where HP is concentrating its resources. Herald 100 Orders: BEA, 3. Herald 200 Orders: British United Airways (CI), 6; Eastern Provincial, 4; Itavia. 4; British United Airways, 1; Alia, 2; Arkai, 3; Globe-Air, 4; British Midland Airways, 2; Bavaria, 3; Far Eastern Air Transport, 2: Sadia, 6: Air Manila, 2: Undisclosed operator, 4. Total, 44. FLIGHT International, 21 November /9« Hawker Siddeley 748 Last of the three twin-Dart short-haulers to be launched, the 748 is now one of the most popular and the good sales prospects have continued. The principal selling point of the aircraft is its excellent short-field performance, and it is gaining a good reputation for reliability well backed by the manufacturer's service department. Total sales stand at 171, and the manufacturers now believe that the type will continue in production throughout the seventies. The initial production version had 1,880 e.s.h.p. Rolls-Royce Dart 514s. The Series 2 is identical except for having more power and higher permitted weights. The Series 2A introduced in 1967 has even more power to further improve the airfield performance The first Series 2A was delivered (to Varig) in August this year HS.748 Orders: Aerolineas Argentinas, 12; Skyways, 3; BKS, 3; Brazilian Air Force, 6; Smith's Aviation, 1; RAF Queen's Flight, 2; RAF Air Support Command, 4; Thai Airways, 6; Thai Air Force, 1; Air Ceylon, 1; LAV, 6; Leeward Islands, Air Transport, 2; Channel Airways, 4; Austrian Airlines, 2; Venezuelan Ministry of Defence, 1; Autair, 2; COP A, 1; RAAF, 10; Argentine Presi- dent, 1; Aero Maya, 2; Zambian Air Force, 1; Bahamas Airways, 4; Fiji Airways, 1 ; LAN-Chile, 9; BoT, 2; Varig, 10; Philippine Air Lines, 8; Mount Cook Airways, 1 ; Bundesanstalt fur Flug- sicherung, 1; Avianca, 2. Total, 109. NAMC YS-11 is Japan's first post-war commercial aircraft, and after a slow start to sales is finding increasing success in various markets. The first YS-11 entered service in April 1965. The more powerful and heavier YS-11 A development is available in three versions. The 200 Series is intended for all-passenger and there are 60 seats; the 300 Series is for mixed cargo/passengers and has 46 seats and 320 cu ft cargo space with a 98inx72in cargo door forward; and the all-cargo 400 Series had 2,790 cu ft cargo space and a 120inX72in cargo door at the rear side. The manufacture of the YS-11 was first proposed by the Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1956. The Transport Aircraft Development Association (TADA) was established in 1957 to run the project, and was superseded by NAMC in June 1959. The manufacture of the YS-11 is divided between six private companies: Mitsubishi, Fuji, Kawasaki, Shin Meiwa, Japan Aircraft Manufacturing, and Showa. NAMC retains overall responsibility. Faced with a booming sales potential, NAMC has stepped up production from three aircraft per month to 3.5 since August, 1968, and some 80 YS-11 and YS-11 As have been delivered both to domestic and overseas airlines. YS-11 Orders: All Nippon Airways, 18; Japan Domestic Airlines, 10; Toa Airways, 7; Japan Civil Aviation Bureau, 3; Aeronautics College, 2; Japan Air Self-Defence Force, 7; Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force, 3; Maritime Safety Agency, 1; Filipinas Orient Airways, 4; Lineas Aereas Nacionales, 4;Servicos Aereos Cruzeiro do Sul, 12; Piedmont Airlines, 10; Vasa, 6 (on order); South West Airlines, 3; Transair, 2; Aerotransportes Litoral Argentine, 2 ; NAMC owned, 3. Total order, 97. Nord 262 The Nord 262 is a distant relative of a family of utility aircraft built by Max Holste in the 1950s. The biggest of these was an unpressurised twin-Wasp-powered 20-seater. This was re- engined with Turbome'ca Bastans, and became known as the Nord 260, with the nationalisation of the Reims company. Early in the development of the 260 it became apparent that the comparatively slight complication of cabin pressurisation would make a great difference to the worldwide appeal of the aircraft—even on the very short routes for which it was designed. Nord therefore produced the 262, based on the flying surfaces of the 260 but having a circular pressurised fuselage, and the more powerful Turbomeca Bastan VI of 1,065 e.s.h.p. Nord 262 Orders: Air Inter, 4; Lake Central, 13; Japan Domestic Airlines, 3; Rousseau Aviation, 2; Alisarda, 2; Linjeflyg, 2; Cimber Air, 2: Air Ceylon, 1: Air Madagascar, 1 : French Navy, 1; Service Formation Aeronautique, 3; CEV Bre"tigny, 1; Nord- Aviation, 3; LTU, 2; Nordurflug, 1; French Air Force, 6: Filipinas, 3.; Air Aylon, 1; Commute Air, 1. Saab 1071 For two years or more Saab has searched the commer- cial aircraft market for an opportunity to enter the business. Early this year its thoughts focussed on the feederliner market of the 1970s, and at the likely requirement among commuter airlines for a larger follow-on to the Twin Otter. The Saab 1071 project was revealed at the Hanover Show last April. It is a conventional high-wing design to be powered by four turboprops. A retractable undercarriage and cabin pressurisation confer a high cruising speed. The basic design provides for a version with rear-end loading K>r freight and vehicles. Having been one of the first to consider a four-turboprop design of this size, Saab intends to take an early decision one way or another as to whether or not to go ahead. The sudden flood of interest by other manufacturers in this size (DHC-7 and GAC-100) must undoubtedly have inspired more confidence in the Swedish company's market predictions.
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